Draft vs Draughts - What's the difference?
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An early version of a written work
A preliminary sketch, rough outline
(nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship [also spelled draught].
A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle [also spelled draught].
Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
A cheque, an order for money to be paid
An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught]
conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
(sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams
(rail transport) the pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
to write a law
to conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military
* He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
to select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
* The calves were drafted from the cows.
(politics) to force or convince a person to take an elected position they are not interested in
* They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
(sports) to select a rookie player onto a professional sports team
* After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.
the act of drawing fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn
(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled
(board games, British, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have 20 pieces, known as men]] , and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces. (See [[w:draughts, the Wikipedia page for the full rules of the game. There are various variants of the game.)
A mild vesicatory.
(draught)
As nouns the difference between draft and draughts
is that draft is an early version of a written work while draughts is or draughts can be (board games|british|uncountable) a board game for two players in which the players each have 20 pieces, known as men]] , and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces (see [[w:draughts|the wikipedia page for the full rules of the game there are various variants of the game).As verbs the difference between draft and draughts
is that draft is to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch while draughts is (draught).As an adjective draft
is (not comparable) referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.draft
English
(see draught)Noun
(en noun)- I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
- His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
- She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
- He left the country to avoid the draft .
Synonyms
* (mouthful of liquid) See alsoVerb
(en verb)Adjective
(-)- I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
